As summarized in Table 1, CKD patients had a mean BMI of 24.93 kg/m2, a median serum albumin level of 39.7 g/L, a median serum total cholesterol level of 4.14 mmol/L, and a median serum triglyceride level of 1.69 mmol/L. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is chronic kidney disease.